trọng lượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 重量, composed of 重 (“heavy”) and 量 (“amount”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ lɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ lɨəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ lɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ lɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

trọng lượng

1. (physics) weight

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with trọng lực (“gravity”) and khối lượng (“mass”).